Wednesday, February 1, 2017

You can be a virtue-signaling
moral narcissist and get all exercised about Donald Trump's executive
order suspending visas from seven primarily Muslim countries for the
next ninety days, but I have a question for you: what do we do about
Islam?

You will note I say Islam and not some other euphemistic expression like radical Islam or Islamism or Islamofascism. Islam.

I
know that disturbs you because chances are you live in a world where
cultural relativism prevails and all religions -- fusty old things that
they are -- are equal.

Well,
it is so if you think so, but I will note again that at least one
interested party -- the current president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
-- has declared bluntly that his religion is in dire need of a
reformation. Chances are he knows more about Islam than you. He
certainly does than me. Also, he lives in a hellacious region of the
world dominated by that religion and its violent ideology.

How dangerous is that ideology? Ask yourself this: Why is it that since 9/11/2001 there he have been 30,209 terror attacks in the name of Allah? There have been 38 in the last six days alone, resulting in 425 killed and 419 injured. There were also nine suicide bombings during that time frame.

So
I repeat, why is that? DNA? That would be racist. Poverty? But most of
the terror masters are rich. How about an ideology that urges you to
do these things, just as it always has since the seventh century? Could
that be the reason -- just possibly?

When the Muslim Brotherhood “won” the 2012 election in Egypt, most of
the world just assumed Egypt was going to go down the road to Islamism.
Either a slow trot like we have seen with Turkey or perhaps a faster
pace into something closer to Iran. That did not happen. Instead, Egypt
ground to a halt as the civil service and military, which are
intertwined, refused to cooperate with the new government. The result
was a sort of coordinated work slowdown and the Brotherhood got the
blame for it.

That was not the only reason the Brotherhood failed. They had no idea
how to run a country and they never had the depth of support they
assumed. Still, the bureaucracy set itself to stymieing Morsi, so they
simply stop functioning. People still showed up for work and manned
their posts, but they got nothing done. It was a good lesson in how a
modern country works, even one on the fringe of modernity. Real power is
not in the office, but in control of the system. He who controls the
bureaucracy controls the nation.

That comes to mind after Trump has been in office for little more
than a week. His initial flurry of executive orders has dominated the
news cycles, simply because of the infantile theatrics of the Left.
Adult toddlers throwing tantrums at the local airport makes for good TV,
especially when the people covering it are toddlers themselves. What
has gone unnoticed is the fact that the Republicans appear to
have settled on a strategy similar to the Egyptian bureaucracy. They
will slow walk everything Trump wants out of Congress.

President Trump’s chief strategist, former Breitbart
executive Steve Bannon, once dismissed the notion that Islam is a
religion of peace, describing it in a 2010 radio interview as “a
religion of submission.”… …In the segment, Bannon, who at the time served on the board of
Breitbart, criticized former President George W. Bush for what he and
fellow guest conservative columnist Diana West described as injecting
political correctness into the federal government…

…”Islam is not a religion of peace. Islam is a religion of
submission. Islam means submission,” Bannon said. “I mean, the whole
thing is just, he is the epitome, he’s a Republican version–not a
conservative–he’s a Republican establishment, country club version of
the Clintons. That’s all they are. It’s the baby boomer, narcissistic,
he wants to feel loved.”

CNN then goes on to state that the word Islam means “peace,” which
is not true. Bannon is correct when he states that Islam means
submission.

CAIRannounced
at its press conference in Washington, D.C., that it had filed a
federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Mr. Trump’s
executive order restricting citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries
from travel to the U.S.

Mr. Munro, who had already taken a seat and opened his laptop, was ordered to leave the conference before it even started, CNN reported.

“This is America,” Mr. Munro responded as he filmed the interaction with his cellphone. “We have freedom of speech, freedom of movement.”

The Trump administration's recent announcement that it will
create safe zones in Syria as an alternative to admitting refugees is
welcome news to all who seek to protect innocent civilians and move
towards a solution to a conflict which has claimed hundreds of thousands
of lives and displaced millions.

The creation of safe zones for vulnerable civilian populations
in Syria is an important first step toward ending the conflict in Syria.
The refugee crisis was only widely reported on when the refugees began
arriving in Europe, a little more than a year ago, though the situation
had already begun to push the limits in the nations bordering Syria,
such as Lebanon and Jordan.

Just a couple days ago I read an excellent article by David Risselada, published by Western Free Press on
1/24/17. Among other things, Mr. Risselada said: “Finally, after eight
years of governance by a left wing radical intent on turning our nation
upside down, a new President is at the helm. That’s a perfect
description of what Comrade Obama did during his tenure in office. Mr.
Risselada went on to comment briefly on some of Trump’s cabinet picks,
both good and questionable, and then he came to Betsy DeVos, who is Mr.
Trump’s choice to head the Department of Education–the department both
us and our kids would be better off without.

In commenting on Mrs. DeVos he noted her endorsement of school choice
(an interesting proposition that has two sides) and her opposition to
Common Core. That opposition, at least, is a step in the right
direction. But then he stated: “Truthfully, if something isn’t done
about education it won’t matter who Trump nominates because the next
generation will simply be brought up being taught that they are all
racist, warmongering, sexist islamaphobes that don’t care about the
planet.” And he further noted that: “…until someone acknowledges that
our school systems have become a breeding ground for behavior based psychology and behavior modification techniques, which
indoctrinate children into the tenets of progressivism, nothing will
change.” Unfortunately, he is right on the money here, and most folks,
even on school boards, just don’t have a clue.

President Donald Trump starts his first full week in the White House
with just two Cabinet secretaries confirmed by the U.S. Senate. That’s
the lowest number in decades and a sharp contrast from former President
Barack Obama.

The Washington Post called the Democrats’ tactics “an unprecedented break with Senate tradition.”

Trump’s picks have fared worse than past Cabinet nominees. Even
though Trump enjoys a Republican-led Senate, Democrats have kept their
promise to delay confirmation of his nominees, even if they lack the
votes to ultimately defeat them.

The Daily Signal reviewed Senate confirmationdata
for newly elected presidents, beginning with Jimmy Carter in 1977
through Obama in 2009. The chart above shows when the Senate confirmed
each president’s Cabinet secretaries.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer blamed an NBC News
reporter on Tuesday for creating much of the confusion surrounding the
rollout of President Trump's executive order on immigration on Friday.

"Your network was one of the people that just hours ago told
people that [Homeland Security Secretary] Gen. Kelly was unaware of what
was going on, and then hours later he gets on air saying, 'here's how
many times I was briefed,'" Spicer told NBC News' Kristen Welker.

"So with all due respect, I think you have been part of the
confusion," Spicer told Welker. "You have helped cause this despite
claims that whatever."

When Welker said NBC had only referenced a New York Times story,
Spicer shot back, "So I apologize that NBC News's reporting is based on
the Times' false reporting."

How can it be accurate reporting?" he asked the press corps.
Spicer also challenged reporters in the press room to say if they were
calling Kelly a liar. (GO GO GO! )

NBC News, along with the New York Times and other outlets,
claimed that Trump had signed the order last Friday without first
consulting members of his Cabinet, including Kelly. However, Kelly told
reporters at a press conference Tuesday that DHS officials had helped
draft the executive order and he was aware of it beforehand.

The
Trump administration is considering two executive orders to restrict
immigration, taking aim at immigrant workers and those likely to depend
on public assistance, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

The
White House would not comment for the Post's story, and it's unclear if
Trump will act on the documents or how they may change.

The first draft is a plan to screen out would-be immigrants who are likely to require public assistance.
The measure also seeks to deport — when possible — immigrants already present in the U.S. who are dependent on taxpayer aid.

The second draft calls for an overhaul of the system used for administering immigrant and non-immigrant visas.

Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab in 2012 was among the first Iraqi
refugees to enter the U.S. after President Obama lifted a six-month
freeze on such entries as his aides tightened a shaky vetting process.

Once
on U.S. soil, it took Al-Jayab a matter of weeks to embrace terrorism.
He began chatting on social media about his support for the Islamic
State and bragging about the killings he committed in Syria. By November 2013, he was on his way back to Syria to fight for one of the bloodiest terrorist groups in history.

In Syria, he posted: “America will not isolate me from my Islamic duty. Only death will do us part.”

After fighting in Syria, he returned to the U.S. in January 2014 and settled in Sacramento, California.
Al-Jayab twice cleared what was supposed to be an improved vetting procedure.

Today, Al-Jayab could be cited as justification for President Trump’s executive order to suspend immigration from Iraq
and six other Muslim-majority nations that the Obama administration
singled out as high-risk for terrorist infiltration. Trump officials say
the administration wants to revamp the screening process and assess the
accuracy of personal histories it receives from those seven countries.

Parents, you need to tell your kids to stay away from any candy that anyone tries to give them, period. Lollipops, gummy bears or worms, in this case, sour patch kids. This is from a drug bust that our department carried out. This candy has THC in it, the primary ingredient of marijuana. You eat it or suck on it and it gets you high just like smoking it. Thanks.

Remembrance

To die for one’s country is not only an act of bravery, it is THE act of bravery. For soldiers, it is just an extension of their military career, a part of their duty. As leaders have asked their soldiers to sacrifice themselves for the good of the society, it is only right for leaders to go through the same motion. They should practice what they have preached.

As war is seen as a noble act, tu sat serves as redemption in case of defeat. It is also a way to tell the enemy: “You might have won the battle/war but you don’t deserve to win because you don’t have the chinh nghia (just cause).” And it is not only just cause: it is the moral belief that the cause they are fighting for deserves their total sacrifice. Continues below

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Core Creek Militia

==============================My sixth great grandfather, his wife, and five of his six children were killed in battle with the Tuscarora Indians at Core Creek, NC.

The Seven Blackbirds

==============================My third great grandfather was an Ensign in the Revolutionary War, and saved his unit's flag after being wounded at the Battle of Brandywine. He was also at Kingston (Kinston), Wilmington, Charleston, Two Sisters and Augusta. He was at the defeat at Brier Creek and also Bee Creek.

Requiem Aeternam -
Eternal Rest Grant unto Them
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My second great grandfather was killed in action on May 3, 1863 at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
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My great grandfather and great uncle knew all the men in the "Civil War Requiem" video as they were part of the 53rd NC which was the sole unit defending Fort Mahone. (Fort Mahone was named "Fort Damnation" by the Yankees) *Handpicked men of the 53rd (My great grandfather was one of these) made the final, night assault at Petersburg in an attempt to break Grant's line. This was against Fort Stedman which was a few miles to the slight northeast. They initially succeeded, but reinforcements drove them back. This video is made from photographs which were taken the day after the 53rd evacuated the lines the night before to begin the retreat to Appomattox. I have many more pictures taken by the same photographer, one of these shows a 14 year old boy and the other is the famous picture of the blond, handsome soldier with his musket.
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*General Gordon promised the men a gold medal and 30 days leave if they accomplished their task and many years after the War my great grandfather wrote General Gordon, who was then governor of Georgia about this incident. They exchanged several letters which I have framed. See first link below.
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*The Attack On Fort Stedman
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"His Colored Friends"
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Lee's Surrender
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My Black NC Kinfolks
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Punished For Being Caught!

Great Grandfather Koonce

He was a drummer boy in the WBTS, survived the War only to die a few years later. He was caught in an ice storm on his way home, but instead of seeking shelter, continued on his horse until the end. His clothes had to be cut off and he died a few days later.